The approximately 190,000 men and women who have
been educated at Stanford have, each in their own way, challenged
and shaped the world. The following list gives just a sampling of
those who have used their Stanford education to contribute in significant
ways.
| Supreme Court Justices |
- Stephen Breyer, '59
- Anthony Kennedy, '58
- Sandra Day O'Connor, '50, JD '52
- William Rehnquist, '48, MA '48, JD '52
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| Politicians |
- Ehud Barak, '79
former Prime Minister of Israel
- Max Baucus, '63, JD '68
U.S. Senator, Montana
- Jeff Bingaman, JD '68
U.S. Senator, New Mexico
- Warren Christopher, JD '49
former Secretary of State
- Kent Conrad, '70
U.S. Senator, North Dakota
- Dianne Feinstein, '55
U.S. Senator, California
- Herbert Hoover, 1895
31st President of the United States (deceased)
- William Perry, '49, MA '50, Ph.D. '55
former Secretary of Defense
- Jorge Serrano, MA '73
President of Guatemala
- Alejandro Toledo, Ph.D ' 75
President of Peru
- Ron Wyden, '71
U.S. Senator, Oregon
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| Leaders in Education |
- Derek Bok, '51, former President, Harvard University
- William Brody, MD '70, Ph.D. '72, President, Johns Hopkins University
- John Gardner, '33, MA '36, former Secretary of HEW; Founder, Common Cause (deceased)
- Vartan Gregorian, '58, former President, Brown University
- Clark Kerr, MA '33, President Emeritus, University of California
- Richard Levin, '68, President, Yale University
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| Scientists and Physicians |
- Vincent Cerf, '65, "Father of the Internet;" Co-author, Internet Protocol
- Mae Jemison, '77, Astronaut
- James Mongan, '63, 'MD '67, President, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Ellen Ochoa, MS '81, Ph.D. '85, Astronaut
- Calvin Quate, MS '47, Ph.D. '50, Inventor, atomic force microscope
- Sally Ride, '73, MS '75, Ph.D. '78, Astronaut, first American woman in space
- Steve Smith, '81, Astronaut
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| Founders |
- Ray Dolby, '57, Chairman, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
- David Filo, MS '90, Co-founder and Chief Yahoo!, Yahoo! Inc.
- William Hewlett, '34, Eng '39, Co-founder, Hewlett-Packard Co. (deceased)
- Philip Knight, MBA '62, CEO, President and Chairman, Nike, Inc.
- Scott McNealy, MBA '80, Chairman and CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Robert Mondavi, '36, Founder, Robert Mondavi Wines
- David Packard, '34, Eng '39, Co-founder, Hewlett-Packard Co. (deceased)
- Jerry Yang, MS '90, Co-founder, Chief Yahoo! and Director, Yahoo! Inc.
- More than 350 technology-based companies have been founded by members of the Stanford community. Companies include Cisco Systems, Inc., eBay, E-Trade, Excite, Inc., Google, IDEO, Intuit, Inc., Silicon Graphics, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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| Artists and Musicians |
- Andre Braugher, '84, Emmy Award-winning Actor, Homicide, Gideon's Crossing
- Ted Danson, '70, Actor, Cheers
- Richard Diebenkorn, '44, Painter (deceased)
- Edith Head, MA '20, Eight-time Oscar-winning Costume Designer (deceased)
- Robert Motherwell, '36, Painter (deceased)
- Jon Nakamastu, '91, MA '92, Pianist, 1997 Van Cliburn Gold Medal Winner
- Jack Palance, '94, Academy Award-winning Actor
- Fred Savage, '99, Actor, The Wonder Years, Working
- Sigourney Weaver, '72, Actress Alien, Ghostbusters, The Year of Living Dangerously
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| Writers and Journalists |
- Maxwell Anderson, MA '15, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright (deceased)
- David Brown, '36, Producer, Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy
- Elizabeth Farnsworth, MA '66, Co-host, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer
- Robert Hass, Ph.D. '76, 1996 U.S. Poet Laureate
- David Henry Hwang, '79, Tony Award-winning playwright, M. Butterfly
- Ken Kesey, MA '59, Author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Ted Koppel, MA '67, Anchor, ABC's Nightline
- Henry Muller, '68, Editorial Director, Time, Inc.
- Maynard Parker, '62, Former Editor, Newsweek
- Robert Pinsky, MA '65, Ph.D. '67, 1997 U.S. Poet Laureate
- John Steinbeck, Author, Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Of Mice and Men (deceased)
- Philip Taubman, '70, Assistant Editorial Page Editor, The New York Times
- Scott Turow, MA '74, Author, Presumed Innocent, Burden of Proof
- Richard Zanuck, '56, Producer, Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy
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| Athletes |
- Jennifer Azzi, '90, basketball
- Bob Boone, '69, baseball
- Jason Collins, 01, basketball
- Jarron Collins, 01, basketball
- John Elway, '83, football
- Janet Evans, '93, swimming
- Eric Heiden, '84, MD '91, speed skating
- Misty Hyman, swimming
- Brevin Knight, '97, basketball
- Hank Luisetti, '38, basketball
- Mark Madsen, '00, basketball
- Bob Mathias, '53, decathlon
- Jack McDowell, '88, baseball
- John McEnroe, tennis
- Pablo Morales, '87, swimming
- Mike Mussina, '91, baseball
- Jim Plunkett, '70, football
- Summer Sanders, '95, swimming
- Kate Starbird, '97, basketball
- Debi Thomas, '89, figure skating
- Jenny Thompson, '95, swimming
- Tom Watson, '71, golfer
- Tiger Woods, golfer
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